Three officers injured in altercation with Oakdale inmate

2:51 PM,
Mar. 12, 2014

The front entrance of the Iowa Medical Classification Center, also known as Oakdale prison, on Friday, July 26, 2013. Iowa’s prison population rose to an all-time high of more than 9,000 inmates in 2011, nearly 25 percent over capacity. Today, largely because of the greater emphasis on parole, the population has fallen to about 8,100 — cutting overcrowding almost by half. Benjamin Roberts / Iowa City Press-Citizen

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William Petroski
Des Moines Register

Three correctional officers at a Coralville state prison facility received minor injuries Wednesday in an altercation with an inmate, state officials said.

The incident occurred at 8:40 a.m. at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center at Oakdale, which is within the Coralville city limits. The facility holds 952 inmates, many of whom have psychiatric problems.

Officials said in a press release that an offender in the health services department became very agitated and loud while discussing his health care issues with a doctor. The offender was beginning to leave when he returned to ...